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CAIR slams CNN Contributor for hate-driven criticism of Congresswoman Omar

March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

CAIR slams CNN Contributor for hate-driven criticism of Congresswoman Omar CAIR-Minnesota Calls for CNN to Condemn Islamophobic Smears by contributor Scott Jennings and to Issue an Apology #FireScottJennings #Islamophobia The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Minnesota (CAIR-MN) today called on CNN to condemn anti-Muslim smears made by contributor Scott Jennings. These…

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Arab Youth Survey raises some serious concerns

May 8, 2018May 8, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Arab Youth Survey raises some serious concerns A study by one of the world’s largest PR companies, Burson-Marsteller, of Arab young people in 16 countries in the Levant, Gulf and North Africa offers disturbing insight into the regional concerns and the powerful influence of the mainstream Western news media. Not surprisingly, the further away Arab…

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CNBC goes live from Abu Dhabi

April 16, 2018September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

CNBC goes live from Abu Dhabi One of the least anti-Arab American cable TV networks opens offices in Arab World in Abu Dhabi broadcasting financial news and information to the region. CNBC offers more balanced coverage of Arab and Muslim issues than do CNN, HLN or MSNBC, the three American Cable stations with the most…

Arab World, Gulf States, Journalism, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Press Releases, Saudi Arabia

Mr. Trump: THE Job is Truth, Facts and Accountability #JakeTapper #ThisAmerican #REPORTER

February 9, 2017October 30, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

The Media’s Job includes asking questions, researching and HOLDING ALL Elected Officials and their Appointees ACCOUNTABLE Democracies Thrive on Dissent By Eileen Fleming On Thursday, America’s newspaper of record, The New York Times reported The BEST OF LATE NIGHT. THIS AMERICAN Reporter expresses great gratitude because last night, I turned the TV off after Stephen Colbert’s…

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A Muslim’s Christmas

December 15, 2015December 15, 2015 Mike Ghouse 4 Comments

I am not a Christian, but a follower of Jesus’ teachings, so I celebrate the essence of Christmas and what it stands for. Every week, I quote Jesus’s wisdom somewhere or the other. He is one of my seven magnificent mentors along with Prophet Muhammad, Pope Frances, Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Dr. Martin Luther King,…

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Kayyem, Abraham offer strong voices in national debate

December 15, 2015June 12, 2019 rayhanania 1 Comment

Juliette Kayyem and Yvonne Abraham are two of the new rising voices in the American Arab community who has risen to prominence in the wake of Sept. 11, 2001. Christian Lebanese Arabs, Kayyem and Abraham both write for the progressive newspaper, the Boston Globe. By Ray Hanania More and more we are seeing American Arabs…

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Middle Eastern hosts on HLN TV break stereotypes

June 22, 2015June 22, 2015 rayhanania 11 Comments

For years, American Arabs were either forced to play behind-the-scenes roles in the mainstream news media, or had to distance themselves from their heritage in order to maintain high profile news positions. Only a very few would wear their Arab heritage on their shoulders, usually facing immediate personal attacks and challenges from their media colleagues. But…

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Edjteehad in the West: fighting Islamic extremism

February 2, 2015August 20, 2019 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

By Abdennour Toumi Ankara – Turkey — The recent attacks in Paris are but one act in a series of serious threats posed by “homegrown” radicalism from young immigrant Muslim dissenters. This menace has forced Western domestic intelligence to deal with a case that demands vigilant law enforcement on one hand and a general review of Muslim…

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Arab governments investing heavily in Satellite TV News

February 1, 2015 rayhanania 1 Comment

By Ray Hanania Ever since al-Jazeera (AlJazeera, Al Jazeera) launched as a mouthpiece for the Government of Qatar in 1996, Arab governments have been slowly assessing the power of an in-house and controlled news media. Although al-Jazeera (“The Island”) claims to be objective the Qatar-based government run news channel has drifted far away from professional…

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Bobby Jindal Shows his Racism,Ignorance ,Should Apologize to Muslims

January 19, 2015June 12, 2019 Ali Younes 1 Comment

By Ali Younes Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal finally spoke the truth and showed his true colors during his recent interview with CNN when he decried and insulted Muslims and Islam. The truth Jindal revealed was not about Islam or Muslim as he thinks he did, rather, it was about his racist and twisted views of…

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Israel Provoking Violence as a Political Weapon

December 1, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

By Ray Hanania There is absolutely no justification for terrorism. And the terrorist attacks committed recently in Jerusalem — all of them by Israelis and by Palestinians — should be denounced. But unfortunately, that is not the case. The only terrorism being denounced are attacks by Palestinians against Israelis, including the recent killing of Jewish…

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Free Vanunu: 3rd Annual Global Call for Public Actions

March 24, 2014August 20, 2019 rayhanania 1 Comment

Free Vanunu: 3rd Annual Global Call for Public Actions The Third Annual Global Call for Public Actions in support of a Free Vanunu , [Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower] began last week with the reminder to recall what Mordechai Vanunu said: “The French were responsible for the actual building of the Dimona. The Germans gave the…

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